Apis

[ ey-pis ]

nounEgyptian Religion.

a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.

Origin of Apis

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Āpis, from Greek Âpis, from Egyptian ḥjpw

Also called Ha·pi [hah-pee, khah-pee], /ˈhɑ pi, ˈxɑ pi/, Hap [hahp, khahp] /hɑp, xɑp/ .

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How to use Apis in a sentence

I recently succeeded in giving perfect relief with Apis Mel.
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The priests affirmed that Apis was of divine origin, the cow that produced him having been impregnated with holy fire.
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Apis bicornis, L. selects the hollows of large stones for the site of its dwelling; whilst others prefer the holes in wood.
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A membrane attached to the inner side of the cubital spur in Apis L.
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Each in its turn has contained quite comfortably the mummy of a bull Apis, armoured in plates of gold.
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British Dictionary definitions for Apis

Apis

/ (ˈɑːpɪs) /

noun

(in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis

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